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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jago" data-source="post: 6907929" data-attributes="member: 6855130">[MENTION=6799660]Willie the Duck[/MENTION] had the right of it above. A Con Caster is leaps and bounds ahead of the curve because they can basically focus on upping that and nothing else. On top of that, the Sorcerer is proficient in Con Saves (very handy ability), meaning they'll have more health than the average d6 Hit Die spellcaster, and will have a huge leg up on Concentration spells and saves versus things that spellcasters are usually bad at saving against (many affects vs. Con can end a spellcasters reign prematurely). If we look at pure mechanics and basically what powerplayers would shoot for, a Con Based caster doesn't really need more than Con: their HP is high and their spells are incredibly potent and hard to resist, all in one. At least the other Classes, as pointed out, need to kinda worry about other Stats. The Con Sorc needs no Dex mod beyond "Not a negative", really. They'll have Mage Armor up all the time, 13 AC. Someone attacks them? Shield, now it's as good as Plate. This isn't even considering if they go Draconic, which I feel is the most popular, and they're rocking a 13 AC out the door. They'd really only need to put points into stats that are either important saves (like Dex and Wis) or into stats they want skills from (like Charisma). Now, I personally love the Sorcerer concept. The Sorcerer was casting spells from Charisma before it was cool (and their skill list did not support this whatsoever: rather nice that now it finally does). It would still be nice if perhaps they got a means to Eschew Materials like before (they don't need material components / an arcane focus unless there is a specified cost involved), because then you really get the idea of a spellcaster that you cannot disarm outside of Silence or Counterspell, and then even, Subtle Spell metamagic negates those too.The Warlock needs a connection to their patron. The Bard needs to rock a sick lute solo. The Wizard needs their book and some doohickey like a staff or wand or something. Druids have their holly or mistletoe, Paladins and Clerics hold up their amulets or the severed finger of some saint or the other.Why do Sorcerers need a focus? They Are Magic. They ARE the Focus for their abilities. This alone would add a flavor to the class that other Spellcasters do not have, since all the others can have their focus taken away from them, and Wizards can have their books stolen or burned. You cannot stop the Sorcerer from casting, though (Subtle Spell factored in), not unless you put them down for good.I would be saddened to see the Sorcerer go the way of other classes and concepts, because I feel they definitely fit the D&D settings and archetypes, and they should be offering something different to the table. As it stands, if you want to be the stereotypical powerful spellcaster, you're pretty much going Wizard. Or Warlock, as it were. But mostly Wizard.Wizards of The Coast does have them some favoritism. SoTC sounds better anyway, grumblegrumble.</blockquote>

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